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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Leila reveal to Leon about Nina's life, though she makes him promise not to tell Mah?
2. Nina thinks Leila has gained ______________ by helping their parents, while Leila admires Nina for doing what she wants.
3. Leila finds out that Leon will be able to keep his _________________ and work part time while collecting benefits.
4. When buddies accept ______________ to illegal immigrants, Leon declines as he does not intend to stay.
5. Who is the one who had the abortion and tells Leon and Mah, even though there doesn't seem to be a reason to do so?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Leon want to do with his newly received $25 from working in the kitchen at the lunch rush?
2. What is the one thing that Leon can not document when he is at the Social Security office because he has had so many aliases?
3. Why does Leon tend to keep old things, even if they are not useful anymore?
4. Why is Lynette Yee getting upset with Leila and her actions at this point of the story?
5. What is Zeke so excited about when he pulls up in the white Mercedes where Mason works?
6. What just happened which gives the local Chinatown gossips another thing to talk about?
7. What would have happened had Grandpa Leong actually have been a family man, according to the book?
8. What are some of the reasons why Leila's shoulders are tense, according to this chapter?
9. What is so interesting about the job Nina now has leading tours of China and the surrounding areas?
10. Why does Leon let Leila take him to him to sign up for Social Security at the start of this chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The language barrier in the story is one of the significant roadblocks to some of the characters being able to participate in some processes of their life.
Part 1: Why do you think certain characters don't make more of an effort to learn English?
Part 2: Do you think it's fair to expect those from another culture to adapt to their new home's language? Why or why not?
Part 3: In what ways does the lack of language skill cause certain characters to suffer? How does knowing English help some characters thrive?
Essay Topic 2
The affair that Mah had seems to be one of the most difficult times of their relationship, even the book notes that summer was the worst.
Part 1: Why do you think that Mah decided to have an affair?
Part 2: Do you think that Mah and Leon should have stayed together after the affair was revealed? Why or why not?
Part 3: Why do you think that Mah wants to be a family again after the affair?
Essay Topic 3
The theme of the story of BONE: A NOVEL is one that repeats itself not just in the placement of the bones where the grandfather requested.
Part 1: Why are the gossips in the story a crucial part of the story's development?
Part 2: What does the phrase 'bone to pick' mean to you?
Part 3: What else do you think the bones of the grandfather represent to the family in the story? Why?
This section contains 765 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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